Hour of the Wolf
“The hour of the wolf is the hour between night and dawn. It is the hour when most people die, when sleep is the deepest, when nightmares feel most real.”
While vacationing on a remote German island with his younger pregnant wife, an artist has an emotional breakdown while confronting his repressed desires.
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Cast
15 people
Max von Sydow
Johan Borg
Known for
Shutter Island
Minority Report
Liv Ullmann
Alma Borg
Known for
Persona
Cries and Whispers
Gertrud Fridh
Corinne von Merkens
Known for
Wild Strawberries
The Magician
Georg Rydeberg
Lindhorst
Known for
Who Pulled the Plug?
Erland Josephson
Baron von Merkens
Known for
The Sacrifice
Nostalgia
Naima Wifstrand
Old Lady with Hat
Known for
Wild Strawberries
The Magician
Ulf Johansson
Heerbrand
Known for
Face to Face
The Magic Flute
Gudrun Brost
Gamla Fru von Merkens
Known for
The Virgin Spring
Sawdust and Tinsel
Bertil Anderberg
Ernst von Merkens
Known for
The Seventh Seal
Ingrid Thulin
Veronica Vogler
Known for
Wild Strawberries
Winter Light
Agda Helin
Von Merken's Maid (uncredited)
Known for
Shame
Lenn Hjortzberg
Kreisler (uncredited)
Also in
Don Juan
Löjtnantshjärtan
Ingmar Bergman Director · Lars Johan Werle Composer Sven Nykvist Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $250K · United States release April 8, 1968 · Produced in Sweden
Box office
Worldwide gross
$250,000
Production
SF Studios
Production
Cinematograph AB
Production
Svensk Filmindustri
Production
Sweden
Produced in
Människoätarna
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Languages
Original title
Vargtimmen
Original language
Swedish
Spoken on screen
Norwegian · Swedish
Release dates
Sweden · February 19, 1968
Theatrical
United States · April 8, 1968
Limited theatrical
United States · November 20, 2018
Physical · Ingmar Bergman’s Cinema Blu-ray
Finland
March 29, 1968 · Theatrical
France
May 15, 1968 · Theatrical
Greece
July 10, 2025 · Theatrical · Re-Issue
Netherlands
July 30, 2004 · Physical · DVD
United Kingdom
July 1, 1968 · Theatrical
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